Restrictions imposed on interceptions

14Interceptions not to target New Zealand citizens or permanent residents for intelligence-gathering purposes

(1)In performing the Bureau's function in section 8B, the Director, any employee of the Bureau, and any person acting on behalf of the Bureau must not authorise or do anything for the purpose of intercepting the private communications of a person who is a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident of New Zealand, unless (and to the extent that) the person comes within the definition of foreign person or foreign organisation in section 4.

(2)Any incidentally obtained intelligence obtained by the Bureau in the performance of its function in section 8B—